Transfer of Development Rights is a zoning technique that conserves land by redirecting development that would otherwise occur on the land (the sending area) to a receiving area suitable for denser development. The technique operates so that owners in the sending area can be compensated for their redirected development rights. (Print version of Conservationtools.org guide)
https://conservationtools.org/guides/12-transfer-of-devel...
Year: 2019
Author(s): John Theilacker, AICP, Nate Lotze, and Andrew M. Loza
Organization/Source: WeConservePA (formerly Pennsylvania Land Trust Association)
Topic tags: Transfer of Development Rights
Related guides: Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Program, Agricultural Protection Zoning, Conservation by Design, Conservation Easements, and Traditional Neighborhood Development
